Product Details

• Actors: Dennis Morgan, Raymond Massey, Dane Clark, Alan Hale, Andrea King
• Directors: Robert Florey
• Writers: Abem Finkel, Peter Milne, Robert Lee Scott Jr., William Faulkner
• Producers: Robert Buckner
• Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• VHS Release Date: May 7, 2002
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005NTOF
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #151,835 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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52 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Typical Forties War Film, Well Made, March 10, 2002

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James L. - See all my reviews

This review is from: God Is My Co-Pilot [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Dennis Morgan stars as fighter pilot Colonel Robert Lee Scott who flies with the Flying Tigers, trying to keep the Burma Road open, while also launching attacks into Hong Kong, trying to strike down the Japanese Navy. Scott believes in himself and in luck, while missionary priest Alan Hale tries to make him see that God's hand can be found all over. Morgan is good in the lead role, and well supported by Hale and many familiar character actors with faces you might remember, even if their names escape you. The film isn't quite as moralistic as the title would suggest, although Morgan's gradual acceptance of God's power is certainly at the heart of the film. I imagine that the image of God taking care of everyone must have been a comfort to audiences at a time when the world had been turned upside down. The film is also filled with some terrific air battles, replete with some bad Japanese trash talking (did Forties' audiences buy this?). I've seen enough Forties war films to expect that, as well as some stiff, corny dialogue between the fliers, and I find that part of the fun of watching these kinds of movies. At only an hour and a half, the film moves along quickly, mixing in enough action with the sentiment to keep me entertained.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Most favourite WW II movie from the 1940's, January 24, 2004

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Ronald Shields (Hamilton, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: God Is My Co-Pilot [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Good war action movie. Dennis Morgan in the lead role is excellent as Col. Robert L. Scott. Alan Hale Sr. has a great supporting supporting role as "Big Mike" Harrigan, the Mission Priest who doubles as the Base Chaplain for the American Volunteer Group (AVG) Flying Tigers. I always watched this film whenever it was on TV when I was a kid. The last time that I saw in on TV was about 10 years ago. I taped it and then later erased it by mistake. I have been looking for a copy to call my own ever since. There is a poem called "And They Believed" that Big Mike recites to Col. Scott while they are flying to Fr.Mike's new mission assignment. I love this poem so much that I have a printed copy on my wall at home. Would love to see this movie again and again.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Love those p-40's, December 14, 2004

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Rick Curtis (Indianapolis) - See all my reviews

This review is from: God Is My Co-Pilot [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Ever since I first saw this movie back in 1960, the P-40 has been my favorite fighter plane. I did alot of reading on the Flying Tigers and continue to search out new literature about them. This movie is much more accurate than the John Wayne film covering time frames and dates. By the time Col Scott arrived on the scene, the Flying Tigers were flying the P-40E models which are similar to the F models you see in the film. There are some misconceptions about the Flying Tigers that these two films support that are simply not true. They were fighting the Japanese Army Air Force, not the Japanese Naval Air Force. As such, they were flying against KI-43 'Oscar' fighter planes, not Zero's. Secondly, although the Flying Tigers were in place before America entered the war, their actual first combat took place on December 20th, 13 days AFTER Pearl Harbor. Raymond Massey's advice to Dennis Morgan concerning combat tactics was true. Allied pilots who turned with a Japanese fighter on their tail often got shot down. The Japanese planes in the movie were actually AT6 Texans. The flight scenes were performed at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona. The movie deals with issues that I'm sure many combat veterans must have experienced, but doesn't get too sentimental. Since the Flying Tigers were our real first glimpse of success against the Japanese, it was fitting that they should be honored. Col Scott proved to be an excellent leader staying in China till the end helping Chenault. This movie in fun to watch not only for the flight scenes but also that period's view point of our enemy. Richard Loo, who played the Japanese ace 'Tokyo Joe' in this movie also played the Chinese doctor giving the physical exams in the John Wayne film. Also, the English speaking Japanese radio announcer in the first part of this movie, Philip Ahn, also appeared in the film Battle Hymn with Rock Hudson. He also played various Korean characters in several tv episodes of M*A*S*H. The sounds of the planes and the machine guns seems accurate and the black and white format just makes this film more enjoyable. If you are a fan of combat aviation, or like films of the '40's, you will enjoy God is My Co-Pilot.